USMC 109654: ""The Basic Physics of an Atomic Bomb""

Item Description
Title
USMC 109654: ""The Basic Physics of an Atomic Bomb""

Citation information
USMC 109654: ""The Basic Physics of an Atomic Bomb"". (Project 5001.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/2917/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
Project 5001

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109654

Decade
1950

Date
1950

Description
Informational film created for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, designed to familiarize military personnel with the basic science behind atomic energy. Animated graphics are used to illustrate physics and chemistry concepts.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Cascade Pictures of California, Inc. (production unit)

Genre
Informational

Film date (note)
Filmed in 1950

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
700

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
04/06/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
19:48

Digital file type
video/H264